Managing Defence in a Wider Security Context Course started at The Croatian Defence Academy

The Croatian Defence Academy “Dr. Franjo Tuđman” in Zagreb on 14 October 2019 hosted an opening ceremony to a Course titled “Managing Defence in a Wider Security Context“, co-organised by the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Croatia and the Office of Defence Attaché of the United Kingdom to Croatia.

The Course is a result of the good bilateral co-operation between Croatia and the United Kingdom, and is attended by the staff of the Ministry of Defence, members of the Croatian Armed Forces, one member of the Ministry of the Interior and ten foreign attendees.

The opening ceremony was attended by the Assistant Minister for Defence Policy Petar Mihatov and the Ambassador of the UK to Croatia, H. E. Andrew Dalgleish.

Assistant Minister Mihatov emphasised that given the importance of the bilateral relations Croatia is developing relations with key partners, the United Kingdom included.

“The multilateral frameworks also need to adapt to the new reality, which we are working jointly within NATO and the EU”.

Within NATO context we are working hard to adapt the deterrence and defence posture, but there is still much to do with defence investments, development of defence capabilities and upgrading the readiness and interoperability of our forces to a high level. We also have to continue developing the situational awareness and understanding the processes in our environment as well as the Political and Military Estimate.

“An effective Common Foreign and Security Policy is indispensable for the development of the required EU defence capabilities, but we also have to maintain compatibility and complementarity with NATO“, said AM Mihatov.

The UK Ambassador emphasised that intensification and deepening of defence co-operation has been a priority during his office in Croatia.

“There is still a lot of work ahead of us, but we have already done much in a short period, particularly with the joint training activities”, said Ambassador Dalgleish.

The Course comprises the first introductory week, dedicated to security and overall managing in the defence domain, and the second week which is focussed on specific defence domains – management of capabilities and of procurement (i. e. portfolio management, capability requirements, risk management etc.).

The objective of the Course is to study the strategic level of security and defence, with the aim on maintaining professional capabilities in the host countries and in the neighbouring countries.

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